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I've told you several times about this mega garage sale event that I had the opportunity to shop at. I found our new $10 playhouse there and several other goodies I'm working on. This rocking chair was one of my really good finds.
Structurally, it was in pretty good shape. It just needed some fresh paint and some sprucing up. I tore the old cushion covers off and had My Better Half cut a new seat base just to be safe :)
I looked for vinyl material and couldn't really find any that I ... continue reading...

So, I'm hangin' out at my parent's house in WV this week. It is absolutely BEA-U-tiful here. The piece of property is naturally gorgeous but my parents have put a tremendous amount of TLC in here to make it the place it is. When I got here a few nights ago and opened the refrigerator, I found 3 gallons of blueberries. Yes, 3 GALLONS. They were beautiful, tasty blueberries.
Now I must tell you, I have blueberry bushes at home and haven't gotten more than a handful of blueberries off of ... continue reading...

I have had great success at my local Restore and at garage sales lately. But everything I find needs just a wee bit of sprucing up. I saw this candlestick for $1 at my ReStore and envisioned its potential.
I had been reading all over the blogs about Brushed Bronze spray paint and was just looking for an opportunity to give it a try. This was it. I cleaned off the junk with some sand paper and then just spray painted it.
Aren't the results Amazing?! I love this brushed bronze paint. ... continue reading...

Ok, I know, I haven't posted a recipe in a while but frankly, I haven't made anything worth posting about... until yesterday. My mom sent me her recipe for Cheeseburger Soup and although yesterday was pretty warm here in NE Ohio, I just had to make this soup. It is genuine cheesy cheeseburger in a bowl. My mouth is watering just writing about it...I know...pathetic. Anyway, here's the recipe I used. My mom adds more ground meat than I did but I'm cheap frugal.
Here's how I made ... continue reading...

So, last week I told you about the great community garage sales I hit last weekend...over 35 in a very small area. The deals were crazy!!
When I came across this playhouse only two walls were up and the roof was laying on the ground but I knew I wanted a playhouse and when the seller told me it was only $10 I knew my Better Half and I could spruce it up and make it perfect for our princess.
We brought it home, put it together, and I immediately started painting. My Better Half got busy ... continue reading...

I love summer. I'm so eager for the official start next week...thankfully, the summer-like weather has given opportunities to be out working in the yard already. I really enjoy working in my flower beds and vegetable garden. Their beauty is so rewarding.
I have great success with clematis. They seem to really like the soil in my yard and grow like crazy. This is the one growing up the back of my deck. It has grown up 11 feet and now is wrapping itself over the top of the deck.
This ... continue reading...

Last week I showed you the finished product of my staircase. I used to have a gallery of photos hanging on the walls going up the steps. But after we finished the steps I was afraid to hang all those pictures back up fearing one would fall and gouge one of my new steps. So, I wanted something more stable that I didn't have to worry about falling off the wall but something that I could still display several pictures at a time.
I've seen many people using cabinet doors for picture frames but ... continue reading...

My daughter is the youngest of the four of our children. She also happens to be the only girl. Her bedroom furniture has been passed down from the older boys. Her headboard was part of the crib that we got for my 14 year old when he was born. The dresser she is using was his dresser/changing table. Anyway, everything in her room needed a little facelift and some organizing. That was my task this week.
First, I picked up this little chest of drawers at a garage sale a few weeks back ... continue reading...

I'm always looking for unique planters to place around the yard and on the decks so, when I saw this on sale at my ReStore I thought it would do the job perfectly.
I was delighted to see the little red tool carrier inside the box. It was like getting two for the price of one and at only $4...I knew I had to have it!
First, I cut out our house numbers on my Cricut and stuck them on my tool box as stencils.
Then I spray painted the whole thing black. After it dried I removed the ... continue reading...